JP5765098B2 - Information processing program, information processing method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing program, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus, and in particular, an information processing program and information for generating setting information for image formation for a document that can be viewed on a plurality of document display apparatuses. The present invention relates to a processing method and an information processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, a technique for reflecting the browsing state of an image in the printing of the image has been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-83222), an image captured by a digital camera or an image recorded on a memory card is displayed on a television screen, and an enlarged portion is displayed on the television display area. A technique for trimming and printing an image so as to be printed as it is is disclosed.

JP 2000-83222 A

  In recent years, with the spread of mobile terminals, images captured by digital cameras are not only relatively large screens of display devices provided in personal computers and televisions, but also relatively small screens in display devices provided in mobile terminals. It has become more and more visible.

  As described above, when the image is displayed on a screen having various sizes, it is assumed that the image described in Patent Document 1 is applied as it is, and the image is printed in a manner that does not conform to the user's intention. The

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing program, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of outputting an image displayed on a display device in a form in accordance with a user's intention. It is to provide an information processing apparatus.

An information processing program according to the present invention is an information processing program executed in a computer for generating setting information related to image formation, and is used for acquiring a document browsing history in a plurality of document display devices. Based on the browsing history of the document acquired by the acquisition unit and the acquisition unit, the generation unit functions as a generation unit for generating setting information related to image formation of the document. The first region that is the browsing target in two or more document display devices is included in the target of image formation .

  Preferably, the generation unit determines a target magnification in image formation based on a display magnification of a first region in at least one document display device among the plurality of document display devices.

  Preferably, the generation unit further includes, in the browsing history, a second area that is a browsing target immediately before or immediately after the first area.

  Preferably, the generation unit generates the setting information so that an image is formed adjacent to the first area on the recording medium.

  Preferably, the generation unit sets the setting information so that the first area is image-formed on the first surface of the recording medium and the second area is image-formed on the second surface of the recording medium. Is generated.

  Preferably, the generation unit determines a color mode in the setting information in accordance with a color mode for browsing the first area in at least one document display device among the plurality of document display devices.

  Preferably, the plurality of document display devices include a first document display device and a second document display device, and the generation unit is configured such that the browsing history of the document is the first document display device and the first area is color. And the history in which the first area is viewed in monochrome on the second document display device, the color in the setting information is displayed in the color mode of the longer viewing time of the first area. Determine the mode.

According to the information processing method of the present invention, a computer for generating setting information related to image formation acquires document browsing histories in a plurality of document display devices, and a document The step of generating setting information related to image formation and the step of generating setting information related to image formation of a document are the first to be viewed in two or more document display devices among a plurality of document display devices. Including one region as an image formation target .

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus configured by a computer for generating setting information relating to image formation, and an acquisition means for acquiring document browsing histories in a plurality of document display devices; Generating means for generating setting information relating to image formation of the document based on the browsing history of the document acquired by the acquiring means , wherein the generating means includes two or more documents among a plurality of document display devices in the document. The first region that is the browsing target in the display device is included in the image forming target .

  According to the present invention, setting information relating to image formation of a document is generated based on browsing histories of a document on a plurality of document display devices. As a result, the setting information is generated only from the browsing history of one document display device, so that setting information based on a display mode that is not intended by other document display devices is generated and image formation is avoided as much as possible. it can.

It is a figure which shows typically the whole structure of the file system containing the information processing apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the control block of the image forming apparatus of FIG. 1, and a document display apparatus. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining contents displayed on a display unit of the document display device A. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining contents displayed on a display unit of the document display device B. 3 is a flowchart of print processing executed in the image forming apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image formed on a recording medium such as a printing paper in accordance with the instruction in step S70 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of FIG. It is a flowchart of the modification of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, elements having the same function / action are denoted by the same reference numerals in each drawing, and detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<File system configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a file system including an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the file system of the present embodiment includes an image forming apparatus 1 and document display apparatuses 2 and 3. Each of the document display apparatuses 2 and 3 accesses the image forming apparatus 1 to view a document stored in the image forming apparatus 1.

  When the printing instruction for the document is input, the image forming apparatus 1 acquires the browsing history of the document by the document display device 2 and the browsing history of the document by the document display device 3, and these browsing history From this, the print setting information of the document is determined.

  In the file system according to the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 constitutes an information processing apparatus, and the document display apparatus 2 and the document display apparatus 3 constitute a plurality of document display apparatuses.

  In the file system, the number of document display devices provided is not limited to 2 shown in FIG. The print setting of the document may be determined based on the browsing history of the document for three or more document display devices.

  The storage location of the document data to be printed is not limited to the image forming apparatus 1, and is separate from these apparatuses that can communicate with the document display apparatus 2, the document display apparatus 3, and the image forming apparatus 1. It may be a device such as a provided file server.

  In the present embodiment described below, the document browsing history in the document display device 2 and the document display device 3 is created and stored in each document display device. The creation and / or storage of the browsing history may not be performed by each document display device. Creation and / or storage of the browsing history of each document display device may be performed in a device that can communicate with each document display device. The browsing history of each document display device does not need to be stored in one device, and may be stored in a separate device as long as the image forming device 1 can access it. In this case, the image forming apparatus 1 acquires the browsing history of each document display device by accessing the respective devices, and generates the above-described print setting information.

<Control block>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating control blocks of the image forming apparatus 1 and the document display apparatuses 2 and 3.

(Image forming apparatus 1)
Referring to FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 1 is configured by a multifunction peripheral having a plurality of functions such as an image reading function, an image forming function, and a facsimile function. Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention does not need to have a function such as image formation as long as setting information for image formation can be generated.

  The image forming apparatus 1 includes a system controller 100 that controls the operation of the image forming apparatus 1 as a whole. The system controller 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit). In addition, the image forming apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 101 that receives input of information from a user, such as a touch panel, a memory 102 that functions as a work area of the system controller 100, a communication unit 103 that has a communication function, and a storage device such as a hard disk. A storage unit 104, an image forming unit 105 that forms an image on a recording medium such as recording paper, and an image for printing by performing various processes such as enlargement / reduction on an image that is a target of a print instruction or the like An image processing unit 106 that generates data and an imaging unit 107 that optically reads a document image and generates image data of the document are included. The communication unit 103 includes, for example, a general-purpose communication control device and a device such as a modem for controlling the communication control device. The image forming unit 105 includes, for example, a photosensitive member, a device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, and a device for generating an image by supplying toner onto the electrostatic latent image. A device for transferring the recorded image onto a recording sheet.

  A program executed by the system controller 100 is stored in the storage unit 104. The storage unit 104 may be fixed to the main body of the image forming apparatus 1 or may be detachably provided on the main body. Specific examples of removable disks include CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk-Read Only Memory), USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, memory card, FD (Flexible Disk). ), Hard disk, magnetic tape, cassette tape, MO (Magnetic Optical Disc), MD (Mini Disc), IC (Integrated Circuit) card (excluding memory card), optical card, mask ROM, EPROM, EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read) -Only Memory) and other media that store programs in a nonvolatile manner.

(Document display device 2)
The document display device 2 (hereinafter also referred to as “document display device A” as appropriate) includes a system controller 200 that controls the overall operation of the document display device 2. The system controller 200 includes a processor such as a CPU.

  The document display device 2 is a device for receiving input of information from the outside, and includes an operation unit 201 such as a touch panel, a display unit 202 that displays information such as a document, and other devices (for example, image formation). A communication unit 203 for communicating with the apparatus 1) and a storage unit 204 for storing a program executed by the system controller 200 are included.

  The browsing history of the document display device 2 described above is stored in the storage unit 204, for example. When a document to be viewed on the document display device 2 is downloaded from the image forming device 1, the data of the document is stored in the storage unit 204, for example. The browsing history of the document display device 2 is created not only for documents downloaded from external devices but also for documents installed directly on the document display device 2.

  The storage unit 204 may be fixed to the main body of the document display device 2 or may be detachably provided on the main body. Specific examples of detachable cases include CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, USB memory, memory card, FD, hard disk, magnetic tape, cassette tape, MO, MD, IC card (excluding memory card), optical card, Examples include a medium for storing the program in a nonvolatile manner, such as a mask ROM, EPROM, or EEPROM.

(Document display device 3)
The document display device 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “document display device B” as appropriate) includes a system controller 300 that controls the overall operation of the document display device 3. The system controller 300 includes a processor such as a CPU.

  The document display device 3 is a device for receiving input of information from the outside, and includes an operation unit 301 such as a touch panel, a display unit 302 that displays information such as a document, and other devices (for example, image formation). A communication unit 303 for performing communication with the apparatus 1) and a storage unit 304 for storing a program executed by the system controller 300 are included.

  The browsing history of the document display device 3 described above is stored in the storage unit 304, for example. When a document to be viewed on the document display device 3 is downloaded from the image forming device 1, the data of the document is stored in the storage unit 304, for example. The browsing history of the document display device 3 is created not only for documents downloaded from external devices but also for documents installed directly on the document display device 3.

  The storage unit 304 may be fixed to the main body of the document display device 3, or may be detachably provided on the main body. Specific examples of detachable cases include CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, USB memory, memory card, FD, hard disk, magnetic tape, cassette tape, MO, MD, IC card (excluding memory card), optical card, Examples include a medium for storing the program in a nonvolatile manner, such as a mask ROM, EPROM, or EEPROM.

(Device information)
The storage unit 204 of the document display device 2 stores the specification of the document display device 2 as device information. Table 1 shows an example of the stored specifications.

  Table 1 shows the screen size and resolution of the document display device 2 (document display device A). The screen size is the size of the image display area of the display unit 202. The resolution is the resolution of the image in the image display area.

  The storage unit 304 of the document display device 3 stores the specifications of the document display device 3 as device information. Table 2 shows an example of stored specifications.

  Table 2 shows the screen size and resolution of the document display device 2 (document display device B). The screen size is the size of the image display area of the display unit 302. The resolution is the resolution of the image in the image display area.

  As understood from Tables 1 and 2, the screen size of the document display device A is 4.8 inches. On the other hand, the screen size of the document display device B is 8.0 inches. That is, in this embodiment, the screen sizes of both apparatuses are different. Specifically, the screen size of the document display apparatus B is larger than that of the document display apparatus A.

(Browsing history)
In each of the document display device 2 and the document display device 3, a document browsing history in each device is created and stored.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents displayed on the display unit 202 of the document display apparatus A.
FIG. 3A shows display data 900 created by expanding a document selected as a browsing target in the document display device 2 in accordance with the width of the display unit 202 of the document display device 2. . In FIG. 3A, an area 901 having the coordinate A1 as the upper left corner is shown for the display data 900. In the document display device 2, when the coordinate A <b> 1 is designated by the operation unit 201, an area 901 having the coordinate A <b> 1 as the upper left corner is selected as a display target area in the display unit 202 and displayed on the display unit 202. That is, the display area 901 indicates a display target on the display unit 202 in the display data 900.

  In the document display device 2, when information for changing the display target area is input to the operation unit 201, the position extracted from the display data 900 as the display target area is changed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the coordinate A2 is designated as the upper left coordinate of the display target after the change, an area extracted from the display data 900 as an area displayed on the display unit 202 Is changed to area 902.

  In this embodiment, when information specifying the display position is input in this way, the system controller 200 detects information input to the operation unit 201 and stores the information in the storage unit 204 as a browsing history. Store. An example of the browsing history is shown in Table 3.

The browsing history in Table 3 includes a document name, start coordinates, and an enlargement ratio.
The document name is information for specifying a document to be displayed. Note that the document F1 can be said to be the name of the document from which the display data 900 is based. The start coordinates are the coordinates of the upper left corner of the area to be displayed on the display unit 202, as indicated by the coordinates A1 in FIG. The enlargement factor is an enlargement factor set for image display on the display unit 202 input to the operation unit 201.

  In the browsing history shown in Table 3, the start coordinates and the like are stored in the order in which the display target areas are designated. That is, the browsing history shown in Table 3 indicates that the coordinate A1 is designated as the start coordinate, and then the coordinate A2 is designated as the start coordinate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents displayed on the display unit 302 of the document display apparatus B.
FIG. 4A shows display data 910 created by expanding a document selected as a browsing target in the document display device 3 according to the width of the display unit 302 of the document display device 3. . FIG. 4A shows a region 911 having the coordinate B1 as the upper left corner with respect to the display data 910. In the document display device 3, when the coordinate B <b> 1 is designated by the operation unit 301, an area 911 having the coordinate B <b> 1 as the upper left corner is selected as a display target area in the display unit 302 and displayed on the display unit 302. That is, the display area 911 indicates a display target on the display unit 302 in the display data 910.

  In the document display device 3, when information for changing the display target area is input to the operation unit 301, the position extracted from the display data 910 as the display target area is changed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the coordinate B2 is designated as the coordinate of the upper left corner of the display target after the change, an area extracted from the display data 910 as an area displayed on the display unit 302 Is changed to area 912.

  When the designated coordinates are the upper left coordinates of the object, the system controller 300 causes the object to be displayed at a predetermined display magnification (magnification rate) for the object. An object is an object that is embedded in a document, such as an image or a table. As a result, in FIG. 4B, the object (graph) having the upper left coordinate as the coordinate B2 is displayed in an enlarged manner than in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, when information specifying the display position is input in this way, the system controller 200 detects the information input to the operation unit 301 and stores the information. It is stored in the part 304 as a browsing history. An example of the browsing history is shown in Table 4.

  The browsing history in Table 4 includes the document name, the start coordinates, and the enlargement ratio, similarly to the browsing history in Table 3. In the browsing history shown in Table 4, it is indicated that the coordinate B1 is designated as the start coordinate, and then the coordinate B2 is designated as the start coordinate.

  In the present embodiment, the browsing history may be recorded every time information specifying the display position is input, or displayed on the display unit 202 or the display unit 302 by specifying the display position. The target area may be stored (held) on the condition that the target area is displayed for a predetermined time or more (for example, 5 seconds) or more. The system controller 200 or the system controller 300 determines the time until the input of information specifying the next display position as the time when each display target area is displayed on the display unit 202 or the display unit 302. Can do.

<Print processing>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of print processing executed in the image forming apparatus 1.

  When a predetermined document print instruction is input to the operation unit 101 or when a predetermined document print instruction is input via the communication unit 103, the system controller 100 executes the process of step S10. . In step S10, the system controller 100 determines whether the browsing history of the objects common to the browsing histories of two or more document display devices is included from the start coordinates of the browsing history for the document instructed to be printed in each document display device. Judge whether or not. Specifically, the system controller 100 develops a document designated as a print target according to the screen size and resolution of each document display device. Then, depending on the start coordinates and the screen size of each document display device, a display area specified by the start coordinates (for example, display area 901 in FIG. 3A, display area 902 in FIG. 3B, FIG. A) the display area 911 of FIG. 4B, the display area 912 of FIG. 4B, etc.), and determining whether or not the common object is included in the specified area. Realized. If the system controller 100 determines that the browsing history of the common object is included in the browsing histories of two or more document display devices, the process proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if it is determined that the browsing history of the common object is not included in the browsing histories of two or more document display devices, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the system controller 100 acquires print setting information for the predetermined document, and advances the process to step S70. Here, the print setting information is input via the operation unit 101, for example. Further, it may be input from an external device via the communication unit 103.

  On the other hand, in step S20, the system controller 100 determines the object determined to be included in the browsing history of the plurality of document display devices in step S10 as the object to be printed, and further sets the object to be printed as the browsing history. Including. The browsing history of the document display device is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S30.

  Here, an example of the browsing history acquired in step S20 is shown in Table 5.

  The browsing history shown in Table 5 is a browsing history for a document (document F1) including an object to be printed. The browsing history in Table 5 includes device information, screen size, resolution, start coordinates, and enlargement rate.

  The device information indicates which document display device the information constituting each browsing history is. The screen size is the screen size and resolution of the document display device specified by the device information.

  The system controller 100 may acquire these pieces of information from the device information of the storage units (storage units 204 and 304) of each document display device. When the device information of each document display device is registered in a server different from the document display devices 2 and 3, the system controller 100 may acquire the device information of each document display device from the server.

  Next, in step S30, the system controller 100 displays the document display device that has acquired the browsing history in step S20, in the browsing history of the document display device with the smallest screen size, immediately before the object to be printed. The target area is selected as an area to be added to the print target, and the process proceeds to step S40.

  Next, in step S40, the system controller 100 selects a print target in step S20 from the browsing history of the document display device with the largest screen size among the two or more document display devices included in the browsing history acquired in step S20. The display magnification of the determined object is extracted, the display magnification is determined as the printing magnification, and the process proceeds to step S50.

  For example, in the browsing history example shown in Table 5, the document display device with the largest screen size is the document display device B. As described above, in the browsing history in the document display apparatus B, the object to be printed is included both when the start coordinate is set to the coordinate B1 and when the start coordinate is set to the coordinate B2. In this case, the printing magnification is determined according to a history with a large enlargement ratio. That is, in the example shown in Table 5, the printing magnification is determined to be 200% according to the enlargement ratio of 200%.

  In step S50, the system controller 100 instructs the image processing unit 106 to generate image data for printing. In addition, the system controller 100 generates print setting information corresponding to the image data. Note that the image data generated in step S50 includes, as print targets, the object determined as the print target in step S20 and the area determined as the print target in step S30. Further, the print setting information generated in step S50 includes the magnification determined in step S40 as the print magnification.

  In step S70, the system controller 100 instructs the image forming unit 105 to print information (image formation) according to the print information generated in step S50 or the print setting information acquired in step S60. Then, the process ends.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image formed on a recording medium such as a printing sheet in accordance with the instruction in step S70.

An image 800 in FIG. 6 includes a region 801 and a region 802.
An area 802 is an object that has been determined to be printed in step S20. An area 801 is an image corresponding to the area determined to be printed in step S30.

  Note that the image in the area 801 is displayed immediately before the display including the object to be printed (area 902 in FIG. 3B) on the document display apparatus A (document display apparatus with the smallest screen size in the browsing history of Table 5). The contents included in the area designated as the display area in the document display apparatus A (area 901 in FIG. 3A) are shown.

  That is, according to the printing process of the present embodiment, the document display device with the smallest screen size among the document display devices whose browsing history is included in Table 5 is displayed immediately before the object to be printed is displayed. The contents are printed as an area 801 in the vicinity of the object to be printed (image 802 in FIG. 6). The content displayed immediately before the print target object is displayed is printed in the vicinity of the print target object because such content is highly related to the print target object. Because it is. In addition, in the document display device with the smallest screen size, the content displayed immediately before is selected because the content that can be displayed is limited by the small screen size in the document display device with the small screen size. This is because the display content selected below is considered to reflect the most relevance with the object. Note that it is only necessary to perform printing according to the relevance, and the above content may be printed so as to be located immediately after the object to be printed. In addition, if it is displayed immediately before, it is printed so that it is positioned immediately before the object to be printed, and if it is displayed immediately after that, it is printed so that it is positioned immediately after the object to be printed. The print position may be adjusted so as to be reflected in the position.

  The print magnification of the object to be printed is the maximum enlargement ratio for displaying the object to be printed in the document display device having the largest screen size among the document display devices whose browsing history is included in Table 5. . This is because it is considered that this enlargement ratio reflects the most preferable size for the user to see the object to be printed.

<Modification (1)>
In the print result described with reference to FIG. 6, the content (area 801) that is considered highly relevant to the object to be printed is displayed on the same side of the same paper as the paper on which the object is printed. Printed near the object. Note that the positional relationship between the contents and the object on the printing paper may be in another form, for example, the front and back of the paper.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification of FIG.
FIG. 7A shows the front surface of the printing paper, and FIG. 7B shows the back surface of the printing paper.

  The back surface of the printing paper includes an image 821 corresponding to the object to be printed. On the other hand, an image 811 corresponding to the area 801 in FIG.

<Modification (2)>
In the browsing history in each document display device, more other information may be reflected in the print settings.

  Tables 6 and 7 show browsing histories in the document display device A and the document display device B in this modification.

  Table 6 is a browsing history of the document display device A, and Table 7 is a browsing history of the document display device B. These browsing histories further include a color mode and a browsing time with respect to the browsing histories described with reference to Tables 3 and 4. The color mode is a display color mode in each document display device when the start coordinates are designated. The browsing time is the time from when the start coordinate is designated until the next start coordinate is designated.

  In the present modification, the printing color mode is set according to the color mode of the browsing history. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the printing process executed in this modification.

  Referring to FIG. 8, in the printing process of this modification, step S41 is added to the printing process described with reference to FIG.

  In this modification, a browsing history as shown in Table 8 is generated in Step S20.

  In the browsing history shown in Table 8, the browsing mode described with reference to Table 5 includes a color mode and a browsing time corresponding to each start coordinate. This is because the browsing history in Tables 6 and 7 includes the color mode and the browsing time.

  In this modification, after determining the printing magnification in step S40, the system controller 100 determines a color mode for printing in step S41.

  Here, as the color mode at the time of printing, in the browsing history shown in Table 8, the one with the longest browsing time corresponding to the start coordinates including the object to be printed in the area to be printed is selected, and the selected history The color mode is determined as the printing color mode. In the browsing history of Table 8, in the three histories where the start coordinates are coordinates A2, B1 and B2, the image to be displayed includes the object to be printed. The browsing time of each of these three histories is 40 seconds, 5 seconds, and 10 seconds. Therefore, in step S41, the system controller 100 selects the color mode (monochrome) when the start coordinate is the coordinate A2 as the printing color mode.

  Returning to FIG. 8, after determining the color mode in step S41, the system controller 100 instructs the image processing unit 106 to generate image data for printing in step S50, and generates print setting information. Here, the generated print setting information further includes the color mode determined in step S41 as a color mode for printing. In step S70, printing of the image data generated in this way is instructed.

  It should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time and its modification are illustrations in all the points, and are not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims. In addition, the embodiments and the modifications are intended to be carried out independently or in combination as much as possible.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus, 2, 3 Document display apparatus, 100, 200, 300 System controller, 101, 201, 301 Operation part, 102 Memory, 103, 203, 303 Communication part, 104, 204, 304 Storage part, 105 Image formation Part, 106 image processing part, 202,302 display part.

Claims (9)

An information processing program executed on a computer for generating setting information related to image formation,
The computer,
An acquisition means for acquiring document browsing histories in a plurality of document display devices; and
Based on the browsing history of the document acquired by the acquiring unit, function as a generating unit for generating setting information related to image formation of the document ,
The information processing program , wherein the generation unit includes, in the document, an image formation target including a first region that is a browsing target in two or more document display devices among the plurality of document display devices . 2. The information according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit determines a magnification of the target in image formation based on a display magnification of the first region in at least one document display device among the plurality of document display devices. Processing program. The generation unit is further, in the browsing history, said second region became browsed immediately before or after the first region including the target storage medium according to claim 1 or claim 2 . The information processing program according to claim 3 , wherein the generation unit generates the setting information so that an image of the second area is formed adjacent to the first area on a recording medium. In the recording medium, the generating unit forms an image on the first surface of the recording medium, and forms an image on the second surface of the recording medium. The information processing program according to claim 3 , wherein the setting information is generated. Said generating means in response to the color mode for viewing of the first region in at least one document display apparatus of the plurality of document display device, to determine the color mode in the setting information, claims 1 to Item 6. The information processing program according to Item 5 . The plurality of document display devices include a first document display device and a second document display device,
The generation means includes a browsing history of the document, a history of browsing the first area in color on the first document display device, and a monochrome display of the first area on the second document display device. The information processing program according to claim 6 , wherein the information processing program determines a color mode in the setting information as a color mode having a longer browsing time in the first area when the browsing history is included. A computer for generating setting information related to image formation
Obtaining document browsing histories in a plurality of document display devices; and
Generating setting information related to image formation of the document based on the browsing history of the document ;
The step of generating setting information relating to image formation of the document includes, in the document, a first area which is a browsing target in two or more document display devices among the plurality of document display devices as an image formation target. Including an information processing method. An information processing apparatus configured by a computer for generating setting information related to image formation,
Obtaining means for obtaining document browsing history in a plurality of document display devices;
Generation means for generating setting information related to image formation of the document based on the browsing history of the document acquired by the acquisition means ;
The information processing apparatus , wherein the generation unit includes, in the document, a first area that is a browsing target in two or more document display apparatuses among the plurality of document display apparatuses.

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